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World Unfiltered: In Defense of Democracy with Cas Mudde Posted by Scott Lucas | Jun 14, 2021 | A march in Melbourne, Australia calling for action against climate change, May 21, 2021 (James Ross/AAP) Amid the rise of far right movements — some of them calling themselves “populist” — what hope is there for liberal democracy? For insight, World Unfiltered turns to Professor Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia, one of the world’s leading scholars and public intellectuals on political movements around the world. After a twist in our opening questions, liften from Mudde’s podcast ...

Amid years of growing tension in Turkish-US relationship, World Unfiltered speaks with leading political analyst and former Turkish diplomat Sinan Ülgen.

2:00: Is polarization the next political pandemic after populism? Is there a relationship between the two? 7:15: Is affective polarization defined by political parties? Is this distinctive in 2021 or have we seen it for some time? 11:50 Is affective polarization greater with respect to political party than it is to religion or economic class? 13:52: To what extent is affective polarization in Turkey led by President Erdoğan? 17:50: What does “purity” mean in Turkish politics? 18:50: Is it possible in Turkey to promote a populism which is not a populism of division? 21:25 Why was it in 20...

World Unfiltered: A Stable Ukraine At Home and Abroad? Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 3, 2021 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (C) in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, February 11, 2021 Fighting has surged again in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, with Kiev accusing Russia of the killing of four Ukrainian troops by shelling. Russia has mobilized 4,000 troops in a “military exercise” in Crimea, seized by Moscow in 2014 after the Maidan Revolution that overthrew pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Can Ukraine, which has also faced long-term issues of corrupt...

World Unfiltered: Is Turkey in Economic Crisis? Posted by Scott Lucas | Mar 9, 2021 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Christian Hartmann/Reuters) Leading economist Prof. Atilla Yeşilada joins World Unfiltered to discuss if 2021 is the year that Turkey falls into economic crisis. His summary? “Every year brings the possibility of economic crisis.” We discuss that possibility, in the context of Turkey’s internal economy, the prospect of tightening US sanctions, and the personality and actions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 3:30 Is this the year that Turkey faces an economi...